Commercial

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XI, Issue 2, 4 May 1883, Page 13

Commercial

Mb. Donald Stbonach (on behelf of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited) reports for the week ending 2nd May as follows : — Fat Cattle.— lßo were yarded for to-day's supply. This number not being excessive competition was brisker, and an advance on prices ruling for the last few weeks was obtained. There were a few pens very fair quality, but the greater portion was only medium. Bollocks fetched from £4 5s to £11 12s 6d, and cows up to £8 6s. We sold a draft on account of Mr. William Shand, Greytown (light weights), at from £5 5s to £7 ss. We quote prime beef, 22s 6d ; medium, 17s 6d to 20s per 1001 b. Fat Calves.— 46 were penned, and found buyers at from 15s to 27s each. Fat Sheep. — 2024 were penned, about half being merinos. Both cross-breds and merinos of indifferent quality were lower and hard to quit, but good quality was higher, best cross-breds realising from 13s 6d to 16 s 3d ; medium do., 11s to 12s 6d ; merinos, 6s to 9s. We sold, on account of Messrs. Wilson Bros., 75 cross-breds at lls ; the New Zealand Agricultural Company, 172 merinos at 8s 3d to 9s; Messrs. A. and T. Little, Mount Stewart, 30 oross-breds, 16s 3d. We quote mutton 2d to 2^d per lb. Fat Lambs.— Only 26 forward, which brought 7s 9d to 10s 6d, i each. Pigs.— s7 were penned, and sold freely. Competition being active, sold at from 28s to 53s each. Store Sheep.— The demand for these is not so brisk, except to a certain extent for cross-breds, which could still be placed if they could be purchased at prices to leave a margin for fattening. Sheepskins. — We offered a large catalogue on Monday last. The attendance was good, and with spirited competition every lot was speedily cleared at prices slightly in advance of those obtained last week. Nearly all the lots were butchers' skins, which fetched — for green cross-breds, Is 5d to 2s lOd ; do. merinos, Is 7d to 2s ; dry pelts, 5d to Is 4d ; lambskins, up to 2s 6d. Rabbitskins. — We offered and sold 6 bales and 2 bags. Suckers and inferiors brought 4d to 6|d; fairly well-saved summer skins 10£ dto Is l£d. Hides. — There is no alteration in values. The demand continues good, more especially for heavy parcels, which command up to 4£d per lb. Tallow. — The demand is equal to the supply, and there is no trouble in placing for local requirements all coming to hand. We sold on Monday : Inferior, at 22s 6d to 54s 6d ; medium, 31a to 32s 6d ; prime is worth 33s 6d to 345 ; and rough fat, 23s to 24s per cwt. Grain. — Wheat in good condition' is easily disposed of, but prices are not quite so firm. Prime samples of Tuscan are worth 4s 3d ; white velvet, 4s 2d ; red straw, 4s to 4s Id ; medium, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; inferior and (fowls' wheat, 2s 6d to 3s 3d. — Oats are not moving off quite so speedily as we would wish. There are, however, some lots picked up for shipment occasionally, which relieve us ; and although stocks are increasing, prices remain about the same as last week — say, for stout bright milling, Is lOd ; do. feed, Is 9d ; Danish and discoloured, Is 7d to Is 8d. — Barley : Malting samples are inquired for, but very few good lots come to hand. Any such could be disposed of at from 4s 9d to ss. Ryegrass seed continues dull of sale.